Ciarán Whelan

Ciarán Whelan (born 28 February 1976 in Raheny, County Dublin) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Raheny club and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. He is right-footed but can kick with both feet, usually plays in midfield and was a member of the Dublin squad between 1996 and 2009. He never won an All-Ireland and is known as possibly one of the best high-fielders in the country. He collected six Leinster Senior Football Championship medals, in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, captained Dublin in 2003 and 2004, won an All Star in 1999 and captained Leinster in the Railway Cup in 2005. Later he became a Gaelic football pundit for RTE's The Sunday Game.